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Click Fraud and the downfall of Google
Posted on Dec.04, 2008, under Web Design No Comments
Internet marketers facing higher advertising fees on search
networks are becoming increasingly concerned about a form of
online fraud that was thought to have been contained years ago.
The practice, known as “click fraud,” began in the early days of
the Internet’s mainstream popularity with programs that
automatically surfed Web sites to increase traffic figures. This
led companies to develop policing technologies touted as
antidotes to the problem. But some marketing executives estimate
that up to 50 percent of fees in certain advertising categories
continue to be based [...]
How To Choose A Good Web Host (When They All Look Alike)
Posted on Nov.05, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments
Choosing a web host is never easy. There are just so many unknowns when it comes to finding a host. It’s hardly ever possible to walk into a web host’s office, look around, meet the owners, and get a feel for whether or not you’d like to do business with these people.
It’s important, though, that you bend over backwards to establish whether your prospective web host is a credible provider – or a fly by night artist.
The webmaster [...]
Click Fraud and the downfall of Google
Posted on Nov.05, 2008, under Web Design No Comments
Internet marketers facing higher advertising fees on search
networks are becoming increasingly concerned about a form of
online fraud that was thought to have been contained years ago.
The practice, known as “click fraud,” began in the early days of
the Internet’s mainstream popularity with programs that
automatically surfed Web sites to increase traffic figures. This
led companies to develop policing technologies touted as
antidotes to the problem. But some marketing executives estimate
that up to 50 percent of fees in certain advertising categories
continue to be based [...]
Web Hosting:Where to start
Posted on Oct.12, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments
There comes a time in the life of your business when you
determine e-commerce may benefit the future health of your
company. It is then that you decide you need a website
presence. It may be that what you know about web hosting
could be written on the back of a postage stamp, but being the
enterprising sort, you log on your favorite search engine and
type in ‘web hosting’. It comes as a surprise that there
are more than 200 million potential sites to review.
The first [...]
